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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "The Pilot" – "Hiroshima".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was Robert Oppenheimer's former girlfriend whom he met in San Francisco on June 14, 1943?
(a) Melba Phillips.
(b) Ruth Werner.
(c) Lise Meitner.
(d) Jean Tatlock.

2. What location in Santa Fe did Klaus Fuchs choose for future meetings with Harry Gold in 1945?
(a) The Georgia O'Keeffe Museum.
(b) The Crosby Theatre.
(c) The Castillo Street Bridge.
(d) The Museum of Spanish Colonial Art.

3. To where did Knut Haukelid take a train following the bombing of the ferry carrying heavy water from the Vemork plant?
(a) Zurich.
(b) Rome.
(c) Paris.
(d) Oslo.

4. How old was Robert Oppenheimer when he first voted in a presidential election?
(a) 32.
(b) 26.
(c) 41.
(d) 36.

5. About how many uranium atoms have a total of 235 protons and neutrons?
(a) 1 out of 130.
(b) 1 out of 300.
(c) 1 out of 10.
(d) 1 out of 50.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was the second secret plant developed to produce U-235?

2. On what date did General Groves first meet Robert Oppenheimer?

3. Who was the U.S. President in July of 1939?

4. How many neutrons are contained in the nucleus of a normal hydrogen atom?

5. What does the Army's "CIC" refer to?

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